Record Description

Marriages, military discharges and land and property records located in the county recorder's office in Idaho Falls. The collection covers the years 1867 to 2012.

For a list of records by category and dates currently published in this collection, select the Browse.

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Record Content

The record content varies by record type. It may include any of the following pieces of information:

Name of primary individual

Event date

Event place

Residence

Age

Sex

Names of parents

Biographical information about parents such as date and place of birth

Names of witnesses

Dates the documents were written and recorded

Description and value of property or land

Occuptaion

How to Use the Record

To begin your search it is helpful to know the following:

The place where the event occurred

The approximate date the event occurred

The name of the individual or individuals such as the names of the bride and groom

Search the Collection

To search the collection you will need to follow this series of links: ⇒ Select the "Browse" link in the initial search page ⇒ Select the "Record Catagory" ⇒ Select the "Record Type, Record Description, and Year Range" which takes you to the images

Look at the images one by one comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine if the image relates to them. You may need to look at several images and compare the information about the individuals listed in those images to your ancestors to make this determination. Keep in mind:

There may be more than one person in the records with the same name.

You may not be sure of your own ancestor’s name.

Your ancestor may have used different names or variations of their name throughout their life.

Using the Information

When you have located your ancestor’s record, carefully evaluate each piece of information given. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details. Add this new information to your records of each family. The information may also lead you to other records about your ancestors. The following examples show ways you can use the information:

Use the marriage date and place as the basis for compiling a new family group or for verifying existing information.

Use the birth date or age along with the place of birth of each partner to find a couple's birth records and parents' names.

Use the birth date or age along with the place of birth to find the family in census records.

Use the residence and names of the parents to locate church and land records.

Use the parent’s birth places to find former residences and to establish a migration pattern for the family.

Tips to Keep in Mind

Occupations listed can lead you to other types of records such as employment or military records.

When looking for a person who had a common name, look at all the entries for the name before deciding which is correct.

Earlier records may not contain as much information as the records created after the late 1800s.

There is some variation in the information given from one record to another record.

The name of the officiator may be a clue to their religion or area of residence in the county.

The name of the undertaker, mortuary, or cemetery could lead you to funeral and cemetery records, which often include the names and residences of other family members.

Compile the entries for every person who has the same surname. This is especially helpful in rural areas or if the surname is unusual.

Continue to search the records to identify children, siblings, parents, and other relatives who may have been born, married, or died in the same county or nearby. This can help you identify other generations of your family or even the second marriage of a parent. Repeat this process for each new generation you identify.

Tips to Keep in Mind

Check for variant spellings of the surnames.

Check for an index. There are often indexes at the beginning of each volume.

Search the indexes and records of nearby counties.

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